Methadone withdrals

[ponco]

Hi happy new years. Ive been on methadone since aug 22 2012 im starting to detox. i was at 80mg last wk. i decreased 5mgs then. today i decreased 5mg and 5mg every wk. from now on. i have high blood pressure im goin on 60 yrs. old feb . 1st. im scared . i want to get off this drug so bad. im worried about the withdrals. some one get back with me asap to please tell me if i can decrease any faster. thank you . and good luck to every one going with the same prob..

[ponco]

Hi my doc. swictch me on my metoprolol to a slow realease one. metoprolol that didnt work. so she put me back on reg. metoprolol. tarate. and im on hydralazine 25mg 3 times a day. i was on hydrochlorthiazide she just took me off of that one.and i take nifediac cc the issues im haveing today is every time i go to the clinic to dose im getting more drousy for some reason. and nausea ,cold you would think comeing dowd from 80mgs to 71mgs you wouldnt be drousy? my blood pressure is not high. actully i think its to low. 117/60 pulse63 my doctor says thats not to low. but i keep checking it. so i dont know if im withdrawling? im at 71mgs right now. i was wondering if i went down 5mgs a week would i withbdrawl? instead of them takeing 2mgs a week? could you get back with me ASAP thank you very much John

[ponco]

HI how are you doing hopefully your not block. well i will try to get this letter out. hopefully your doing ok .well anyways im haveing some issues. maybe you can help. i get up 400am every day to drive 40 miles round trip to drive to the clinic. to be there at 545am. i get my dose 71mgs then i take my blood pressure meds. i have been on 80mgs thats the highest ive ever been. but at 71mgs im getting more drowsy every day that shouldnt be? and i getlightheaded,cold,nausea. my bloodpressure is norm not high. am i withdrawling? can i decrease 5mgs every week instead of 2mgs every wk. or will i withdrawl? im deacreasing at 2mgs now. 5mg i dont know. could you please get back with me ASAP thank you John

[Jenelle2020]

Hey ponco, you can send gnarly_1 a private message, as he may not be reading these posts. Just click on his name and you will see a box to your right, in the box you will see "send a message" , just click on that and start writing away, I am sure he will respond to you via email.

[ponco]

whats up how are you doing i been trying to get a hold of you. i put some post up for you to read and questions but i havent heard from you. ponco.

[atthebeach]

hi john, how are you feeling? it is probably more than likely a change in the bp medicene that is causing your symptoms. you shouldnt be feeling withdrawal from the drop in your methadone. have you tried taking the bp meds at a different time than the methadone? why did you stop taking the metoprolol?
how long ago was your bp medicene changed? you might need more than one bp med. my husband takes  metoprolol and hydrochlorothiazide.
how did you feel before when you were taking the metoprolol? did you get dizzy?

[BarbRTR]

Oh, I am having syncope too. A pulse of 128 is ok though! Don't let it scare you! But do what you're doing and keep monitoring.
Go to ER if pulse gets really high or erratic. Same with BP. Really low or high.

Deep breathe. I can't tell if you are saying they just changed your BP meds, but that alone needs monitered if they did.

It took 4 months to get my metoprolol dose correct. But as long as your vitals are ok, deep breathe though it. Go straight to ER if erratic change! Good luck!